ARROGANCE

Arrogance is the creation of the unkind and unwise, the ones who do not see value in added sense and knowledge from others. It cripples the very core of our existence, as it has the ability and strength to shutter a person, a community and the world as we know it. It is capable of destroying what took a lifetime to build. However it is also a state of mind which we are able to eliminate.

If one considers the importance of listening, one would realize that nations, families, wealth and standing relationships have been formed through listening. Again most of these have been destroyed because people choose to be arrogant. A committee of arrogant people is incapable of running itself, it is only capable of running itself to the ground.

Lesson learned is that nowadays young people have the “we know it all” attitude. Now remember experience is one of the greatest teachers in the world. If our elders are able to warn us of capable danger before it happens, who are we to reject it? They speak from experience filled with worry and emotions. Arrogance has turned our youth into undesirable creations. I say so because our elders wish success and prosperity for us, just as you cast away something old and that doesn't work according to your expectations, that is how much they feel about us sometimes. The youth is constantly torn between loyalty to the norms and loyalty to the truth expressed by our beloved experienced elders.

Success is coined through listening and learning, it is never established through arrogance. One might argue and say arrogance is healthy, as it can lead to a healthy construction of anything. The belief that there needs to be a positive and negative support of anything to create tangible results. I say it is good to be objective and subjective in most things we do, but let us not do all this in arrogance.

Most ancient stories and the Bible itself, one is aware of how listening was important in the functioning of a community. Where ever arrogance prevailed, people perished. In today’s world, young people die before their parents. Gone are the years where children buried their parents, it’s become a norm that parents bury their young. Death isn't a pleasant or enjoyable thing, but there was honor in being buried by your own children, which I firmly believe in. Arrogance has led a lot of our young people into their graves before their time. The love of money and pleasing the flesh have found more meaning in our society.

As I have mentioned earlier, how I have come to a decision to make a success of my life. I have decided to chuck out arrogance and choose to listen and learn more. Listen to my elders, listen to those in authority and those that wish the best for me. Largely to stop painting a negative picture about people trying to help and advise me, stop going against those in authority. Most of us are guilty of constantly shunning those that have authority over us, our bosses, management at a work place, your supervisor, your teacher, your pastor and our parents. Remember the bible instructs us to obey those in positions of power/authority. By doing so, God will bless us abundantly.

Through my experiences, I have learned to stick to what enriches the soul, the mind and the body. That is listen and listen some more. Another thing to bear in mind is that don’t be arrogant to the small people as well, your young sister or brother. Even the smallest of people can give you wisdom. This is very true, as it happens all the time, we just don’t admit it at all. Have you been in a stuck situation and it happens that good advice is given by the youngest person around? So let’s stop being arrogant and listen more.

“Arrogance leads to self-destruction and your ability to be a success”